Jmj

Today, April 29, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

St. Catherine of Siena (Italian, one of more than 20 siblings, virgin, Dominican tertiary, mystic, stigmatist, counselor to popes, Doctor of the Church, died at age 33 in 1380)
St. Agapius, Secundinus, Tertullia, Antonia, and three companions (Spanish ... two clergymen and other prisoners ... martyred in Numidia [Algeria] c. 259)
St. Ava of Dinant (Belgian, blind niece of king, healed by a saint, Benedictine abbess, c. 845)
St. Cercyre (daughter of pagan king, martyred [hung over fire] in 1st century)
St. Daniel of Gerona (martyred in Spain in 9th century)
St. Dichu of Ulster (Irish, swineherd, chieftain, St. Patrick's first Irish convert, 5th century)
St. Endellion (English, princess, virgin, 6th century)
St. Fiachan of Lismore (Irish, monk, 7th century)
St. Hugh of Cluny [Hugues de Semur] (French, nobleman, Benedictine abbot, advisor to nine popes, d. 1109)
St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo (Italian, parish priest, founder of religious congregations [Brothers of St. Vincent, Daughters of St. Vincent (Vincentian Sisters), Daughters of Compassion, Daughters of the Good Shepherd, Hermits of the Holy Rosary, and Priests of the Holy Trinity], d. 1842 [canonized 1934])
Holy Abbots of Cluny (communal feast of seven Benedictine abbots of Cluny in France [Berno, Odo, Mayeul, Odilo, Hugh, Aymard, Peter the Venerable], each of which has an individual feast too)
Holy Martyrs of Corfu ["Seven Holy Thieves"] (Greek, criminals [Saturninus, Inischolus, Faustian, Januarius, Massalius, Euphrasius, and Mannonius], converted by St. Jason [Acts 17], martyred by roasting in 1st century)
St. Paulinus of Brescia (Italian, bishop, c. 545)
St. Peter of Verona (Italian, son of Catharist heretics, converted by St. Dominic, Dominican priest, inquisitor, miracle worker, martyred by heretics' blows to the head in 1252)
St. Robert of Molesme (French, nobleman, founder and first abbot of Cistercian Order, d. 1110)
Bl. Robert Gruthuysen of Bruges (Belgian, Cistercian abbot, d. 1157)
St. Senan (Welsh, hermit, 7th century)
St. Severus of Naples (Italian, bishop, miracle worker, d. 409)
Bl. Theoger of Metz (French, Benedictine abbot, bishop, d. 1120)
St. Torpes of Pisa (Italian, martyred by Nero c. 65)
St. Tychicus of Paphos (disciple and co-worker of St. Paul [Acts 20, etc.], bishop on Cyprus, 1st century)
St. Wilfrid the Younger (English, Benedictine abbot, bishop, d. 744)

If you have anything to share about these holy people, please reply now -- biographical episodes, prayers through their intercession, the fact that one is your patron saint -- whatever moves you. If you are interested in one of these saints and want to find out more about him/her, please ask. Information is sometimes available on the Internet.

All you holy men and women, saints of God, pray for us.
God bless you.
John


-- J. F. Gecik (jfgecik@hotmail.com), May 02, 2002

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Jmj

On April 29, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints and blesseds whose souls are now in heaven:

St. Catherine of Siena [Caterina] (Italian, one of more than 20 siblings, virgin, Dominican tertiary, mystic, stigmatist, counselor to popes, Doctor of the Church, died at age 33 in 1380)

Holy Abbots of Cluny (communal feast of seven Benedictine abbots of Cluny in France [Berno, Odo, Mayeul, Odilo, Hugh, Aymard, Peter the Venerable], each of which has an individual feast too)
St. Agapius, Secundinus, Tertullia, Antonia, and three companions (Spanish ... two clergymen and other prisoners ... martyred in Numidia [Algeria] c. 259)
St. Ava of Dinant (Belgian, blind niece of king, healed by a saint, Benedictine abbess, c. 845)
St. Cercyre (daughter of pagan king, martyred [hung over fire] in 1st century)
Holy Martyrs of Corfu ["Seven Holy Thieves"] (Greek, criminals [Saturninus, Inischolus, Faustian, Januarius, Massalius, Euphrasius, and Mannonius], converted by St. Jason [Acts 17], martyred by roasting in 1st century)
St. Daniel of Gerona (martyred in Spain in 9th century)
St. Dichu of Ulster (Irish, swineherd, chieftain, St. Patrick's first Irish convert, 5th century)
St. Endellion (English, princess, virgin, 6th century)
St. Fiachan of Lismore (Irish, monk, 7th century)
St. Hugh de Semur of Cluny [Hugues] (French, nobleman, Benedictine abbot, advisor to nine popes, d. 1109)
St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo of Bra [Giuseppe Benedetto] (Italian, parish priest, founder of religious congregations [Brothers of St. Vincent, Daughters of St. Vincent (Vincentian Sisters), Daughters of Compassion, Daughters of the Good Shepherd, Hermits of the Holy Rosary, and Priests of the Holy Trinity], d. 1842 [canonized 1934])
St. Paulinus of Brescia (Italian, bishop, c. 545)
St. Peter of Verona [Pietro] (Italian, son of Catharist heretics, converted by St. Dominic, Dominican priest, inquisitor, miracle worker, martyred by heretics' blows to the head in 1252)
St. Robert of Molesme (French, nobleman, founder and first abbot of Cistercian Order, d. 1110)
Bl. Robert Gruthuysen of Bruges (Belgian, Cistercian abbot, d. 1157)
St. Senan (Welsh, hermit, 7th century)
St. Severus of Naples (Italian, bishop, miracle worker, d. 409)
Bl. Theoger of Metz (French, Benedictine abbot, bishop, d. 1120)
St. Torpes of Pisa (Italian, martyred by Nero c. 65)
St. Tychicus of Paphos (disciple and co-worker of St. Paul [Acts 20, etc.], bishop on Cyprus, 1st century)
St. Wilfrid the Younger of York (English, Benedictine abbot, bishop, d. 744)

If you have anything to share about these holy people, please reply now -- biographical episodes, prayers through their intercession, the fact that one is your patron -- whatever moves you. If you are interested in one of these saints or blesseds and want to find out more about him/her, please ask. Information is sometimes available on the Internet.

All you holy men and women, saints of God, pray for us.
God bless you.
John

-- J. F. Gecik (jfgecik@hotmail.com), April 29, 2003.